Howard Samuel Baccus, 67, was fatally shot in Shelby, North Carolina, on October 7, 2023. The Shelby Police Department opened an investigation to identify and apprehend whoever carried out the shooting; as of December 2024 no suspect has been publicly identified or arrested and the case remains open.

Baccus was born July 4, 1956, in Dayton, Ohio, and moved to Cleveland County during childhood. He married his former wife Emma in 1980 and was a father of three and a grandfather. He worked as a general contractor and skilled tradesman and enjoyed cooking, music, and time with his grandchildren. Before his death, Baccus had been arrested in August 2021 on charges of assault on a female and was booked in September 2023 for assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

Anyone with information about the shooting is asked to contact the Shelby Police Department to help bring answers for the family.